Jürgen Drews had canceled all concerts until the beginning of July for health reasons (archive picture) Photo: picture alliance / Jens Niering | Jens Niering
From BZ/dpa
Pop singer Jürgen Drews (“Ein Bett im Kornfeld”) wants to end his career and say goodbye to the stage at the end of the year.
The 77-year-old announced this on Saturday evening on the ARD show “The Big Schlager Beach Party” with Florian Silbereisen.
“It’s time to put my personal life first. You will still be able to meet me at one or the other event this year and see me on television, but at the end of this year I will say goodbye to the stage,” said Drews in an interview with BILD am Sonntag. He is no longer as resilient as he used to be and feels that it is incredibly good for him to be at home.
entertainment
Drews had already announced at the end of May that he wanted to step back for the time being – he reported that he was suffering from the nervous disease polyneuropathy. In the current interview he said: “I don’t have any pain, but my body and my condition are changing.” He also feels the side effects of old age, is more tired than before and “just has his niggles”.
Regarding his future retirement, Drews said: “I’m definitely going to miss the stage at some point, but I’ve really seen everything in the more than 60 years that I’ve been doing this job.”
